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Murder of Dalit Human Rights Defender Mr. Chandrakant Gaikwad (30) S/o Jaivant Gaikwad R/o Village – Jamb, Block – Indapur district- Pune,  Maharashtra. Mr Chandrakant Gaikwad (deceased) was a Dalit Human Rights Defender and a volunteer of National Dalit Movement for Justice. He was supporting victims of Dalit atrocities in accessing justice. 

On 12/02/2013 Mr. Chandrakant Gaikwad belonging to Matang community was shot dead in Indapur block of Pune District, Maharashtrat from a close distance by the perpetrators Mr. Satpal Rupnavar and his supporters belonging to Dhangar Community (Dominant Caste). As a Dalit Human Defender Mr. Chandrakant filed  an atrocity case ( FIR No- 37/11) against the present accused on 30/02/2011 and he was also witness for other two atrocity cases ( FIR No- 25/12 and 161/12) which were filed against the same accused in the year 2012. All these cases were registered under SCs and ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act 1989 against the present accused Mr. Satpal and he was also arrested. Six months ago the accused was released on bail and came to Jamb village of Indapur block.

Since the accused was released on bail he conspired of killing three Dalit Human Rights Defenders namely- Chandrakant Gaikwad (Deceased), Vaibhav Gite, and Dada Jadhav who supported in filing cases against the accused. But unfortunately, the accused along with his supporters killed Mr. Chandrakant Gaikwad.

Prior to this the complaint had been given to the Mr. Dasharath Patil, Asstt. Police Inspector of P.S- Walchand Nagar, about the threat to life of Human Rights Defenders. The complaint was not taken seriously and no protection was given to the Human Rights defenders including, the deceased Mr. Chandrakant Gaikwad. Even the complaints were made to Superintendent of Police, National Human Rights Commission and Ministry of Home, but all in vain.